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Show of pots and pans looked round posted. Suddenly realising, that he and fain companion were the only two people with their hats on, ha slipped te the gronad In consternation, and implored pardon for hla great presumption. But the king, delighted with hie joke, with royal recklessness, knighted him on the spot and gave him n pension ot 600 nyear. f 5!rptv jct -- A waif among ths birds might b wa appropriate name (or tba common rat strange craatura I want to tall you About, aaye a wrltar (or tha Chlldran'i Column. Par ha pa tha word "tramp would bat tar azpraaa tha idaa than does tha word (oundllng, (or wa pity foundlings, babies left by their cruel 'parents to tha care ot a (rlandly world, or orphans whom death has cast upon charity (or protection. But wa hare no lore, pity nor respect (or the human tramp, and this (eatherad (ellow ot whom I am writing does not deserve many ot these things either. Tha oowbird, or cow blackbird. Is ar wanderer upon the (ace of the earth. . He has no home be never bad a home and his paints never claimed him or knew him, but lett him to the tender mercies ot 'other birds that brought him up berceuse they could not help t fa e But I will tell you all about that later. Let us tell you all about Cow Blackbirds, that later. Let us trot gat acquainted wtth this bird, and than wa shall know him the next time wa sea him. The oowbird Is a drat cousin ot tha common blackbird that Snakes so much noise In our dooryarda. or all his dose kinship ha has not common Kierited any o( the Ha has lost all qualities. tha gloss ot his plumage and now wears a ooat as dusty and brown as any human wanderer you ever saw. Ha has lest tha common blackbirds neighborly habits, and usually (locks all by himself out In the pastures. The only creatures that ktlr any Interest In his being are - cattle, and wherever you sea a hard ot those mala grating over tha pasture you are pretty likely to see a cowbirdL flying over their backs, dodging about their feat or even resting upon their backs. That Is why ha Is calledeowblrd." because cattle seem to be the only animals ha cares anything about But I hawnot Trertonryotrbrthf most unblrdlike trait ot thtt relatlve of tha blackbird, and I am . sure yon will say he does tfot deserve our respect when you hear all about him. Hto poor orphaned baby might call forth our pity It we were no( positively certain that when It grows up it will do the same thing. The oowbird never builds a nest of Its own, but the female lays her eggs In other birds nests and leaves the other birds to care (or her child. Worse than that, she selects some tiny little pair that build a dainty house, flks the little yellow birds and lays her egg In their nest only one In a nest Ton can Imagine the dismay pf the yellow birds when they come homy to find a great egg ot the cow-bi- rd there. They cannot roll the intruder out the neat walla are too high, and they themaelvea are too small, so they lay their eggs and hatch them, together with the cowblrds egg. Then n sad thing happens, (or the little cow-bir- d is so much bigger and stronger 1 - lish and Americans stand easily at tha head of the list as the sugar-eatin- g nations. Dr. Willoughby Gardner establishes the fact that sugar la a potent creator of energy end malntalner of stamina. This, he contends, la not only proved by laboratory experiments, but by the case of the dateeating Arabs, the fine health of the negroes, end the result obtained by Alpine climbers, Arctic explorers, athletes and German solr diers fed on a special diet. Dr. Willoughby Gardner's general conclusion Is that the Increased height and weight and the Improved health of the English people In the last half century are largely due to the increased consumption of sugar, evgar-cane-eatl- Charitable fiito Philadelphia has no less than thlrty-aeve- n different funds that have been left to It for various charitable purposes. The largest of these Is the Girard estate, which passed on the death of Steven Girard in 1S3L It now amounts to nearly 116,000,000. Tha Income from It last year was 1478,876, which waa devoted to Girard Collets. Tha naxt largest fund la tha Delaware-avenn- a fund, which consists of.the principal of Girard's legacy of 8600,000 and an accumulated Income of nearly half at much. Moat of this inoome will he devoted to Improving the river front The other thirty-fiv- e trusts amount to 81,301,666, the income from which last year waa 867,431. There are twelve fuel funds, from the income on which 1,844 tons of coal were distributed. Some soup trusts yield 8768. PhUsUslphles THE" BABYOVER THE WAY KIsSmm airs SeMsfesttsa. If we uke a selfish view only of doing helpful things for others we find sufficient reason; for It Is n fact that a kindly action, kindly received, leaves la its wake a feeling of satisfaction and contend It la true, unfortunately, that neighborly acts are not alwaya received in quite the spirit la which they are offered, but yon cannot afford to lose your pleasure In proffering such acts even It your neighbor dose receive It rather stiffly. Perhaps you have waited a little too long. And It 1 not the gift Itself more than tha pleasure of being remembered the kind thought that prompts tha gift. So a call and ehat with n nick neighbor, the loan ot n paper or book or the new pattern, may all count as gifts, end they count up eo fast. If wa only watch out for opportunities that we are amazed that they have ever been neglected by us. An Importaat question la "Who is thy neighbor?" Surely others besides your own intimate friends. I hold him great who. for Love'a sake. Can give with generous, earnest will; Yet he who takes for Love's sweet ffl sake, I think I hold more generous still. Neesasltr lw Gsescel to the ranch with ns naff well explain matter there. "But I cant go to tha ranch. Im 1b n great harry. I am going to get a doctor for a man Who's badly hurt The cowboy grinned dryly, K "Oh, the man alat hart ylt" fa aid, but he will be pretty soon, and. when he U, he wont need no doctor. Tong op V ' May Riley Smifh Aero In my nslshbora window, , WHS its folds of satin and Isos, with Its crown of ringlets, A baby s Innocoat face. , Ths throne In th stroot looks upward. And everyone, sravs or Hsa a nod and a snails forgay. th in ths mansion over the way.baby, Just here In my eottase window. Hie chin In hla dimpled hands. And a patch on hie faded The child that I live for apron. stands. He haa kept my heart from breaking For many a weary day; And hie face Is aa pure and handsome .As the baby's over the way. Sometimes, when wa sit together, grave little man of three Bore vexes me wtth the question. IIom God up In Heaven like me?" A2.V X; "vee. yea. my darling Though I almost answer As 1 see the nursery candles Nay, In tha mansion over tha way. And oft when I draw tha stocking From his littls tired feet. And loosen the clumsy garments From his limbs so round ard sweet, 1 grow too bitter for singing. My heart too heavy to pray. As I think of the dainty raiment Of the baby over the way. 1 -- that I'salu Oh, God In Heaven forgive me . For all I have and said! Mr anvloua heartthought la humblsd; My nelghber'a baby la dead I saw th littls whit ooIHb As they carried K set today. And the heart of a asother la breaking la tha mansion aver the way. The light Is fair In my window, Th flower bloom at sty door; Mr boy is chasing th sunbeams The dance on the eottase floor. The roses of health are crowning My darling's forehead today; . But tha baby is gone from the Window Of the mansion ovsr the wayl- - ... -- , 1 Uttttltr et la a charitable medical Institution liable for the negligence ot one ot Its surgeons in operating on a patient MeSloel IasUteWee u Kiss Tlskas A quaint story attaches to an old at Enfield, which bears the remarkable sign of "King James and tha Tinker," Hunting one day in tha neighborhood, James L got separated from -- his courtiers, and pulled up at this house, wharf he Joined n tinker sitting In (he poroh. In the course of conversation the tinker said ha would dearly, lov to see the king. "Mount behind me, then," said James, "and youhall have your wish," and, the ttwawr tfkinr"Bim at fats word, they rode away. "But hoV shall I know the klngT asked the- - tinker. "Oh, that la aaay enough," said James, "for all tha courtiers will be bareheaded." When they reached the party the man ale-hou- se 2 room gratuitously? The Supreme court. Appellate division, ot New York, la a recent .decision In the case of Collins Medical vs. New York school and hospital (68 N. Hupp, 1,060), bolda that such an Institution to not liable for damages wharf the surgeon to employes has been selected with proper care, and with no reason to believe him to be negligent or When the Institution ftSi exeerctoed due care in the selection of Its surgeons and father employes the court holds that It has then fulfilled Its duty, and 'hunot responsible for their negligence, Th Emits Poet-Gradua- te of a Day. - BT THOMAS P. M0NTP0RT. fSopyrlght, un, by Dally Btory Pub. .Co. I r By Georgs! but I with I had tU&ce'-tknow' her! She's About the Battiest girl ever saw." . , Joe Martin ended with n sigh. fox, wa not aware, pf It., fa wsd tuready taken' the first stop to- - 7, o f"otshhe ward falling desperately In love with seen Meade. & - Unto t He had seen her for the first to hto life while walking slowly Along a trail that led across the cattle range ef'trestern Texan Hearing n woman's so reams, he had turned off to the east 6 few yards where ha had found Mias Heads la great distress. In reaching out over n little slough, trying to get a choice water lily, ehe lad lost her balance and tumbled Into the water. Bba had quickly regained 1st footing, but' the hank was eo high end steep that she could not ascend it Bo, drenched from head to foot, and tending In water waist deep, she was compelled to wait for some one to come to her rescue When two long hours had passed, and ehe bed called, time and again, without attracting notice, she lost hope and began to wonder If the would. hav to spend the night there or whether It was ,oot possible that she might remain there until she died of starvation. Just ns ehe had suo seeded la conjuring Up the very gloom Little Women. further. I am very grateful to you for your kindness." "Which means," he said, "that 1 may go as soon as I like," , Dont feel that I am nngrateful and unappreciative," she answered. "But you" I know," . , he eald. "It to your apI am not cruel enough to pearance. takeseyotlret?? J2it.Xsn.tJtbnA tome pi her service I could render you? . -- - 4 there" Martin .went Into 'the room Indicated and sat down la n dejected attitude It waa bad enough tor n young man. of irreproachable character to be suspected of auch a crime as hut that waa nothing compared to the prospect of being hung to the near-s- et tree. He had not. been la Texan long, being only there for aa outing, but he knew that a horse thief, and. sometimes those who were merely suspected of the trims,, were summarily dealt with there. He had beea altting so for n long time when suddenly n womans voice broke s deathlike stillness, and ha raised hto head to listen. "Oh. Rob, she cried, "I have Just had the greatest experience! It woulA have been perfectly lovely under other - -- circumstances." "it must have beea lovely anyway. , Judging by your appearance. Yon look aa though youd been wallowing In a. pond." vi have. Not wallowing, exactly, but I fell la, mad tbe handsomest , sweetest young man came along and 1 palled me oat. Oh, dear! I wish 1 could know him." Rob was silent and thoughtful for a. little while, then he said; ' ."Would yon know ths man, sister. If you wsrs to see him agalt? "Of course. But I shall never sesr him. More ths pity." Did hs hsvs n horn?" "Not than. But I saw a man give-hin- t one, or sell It to him, or something, directly after ha left me. , But horse-stealin- In the creation of a bureau of standards this country has taken n forward tep. Up to the present we have had to verify our instruments in Germany, but now that we have n bureau of our. own, we will be able to rely on ourselves. Whet would still further help things would be the national adoption of n reasonable system of weights and measures, auch aa tha metric system Until that is dona we shall have great difficulty and confusion In tha standardisation of measures. Take, lor la- stance, the bushel measure that is used for wheat It differs In various states between points twenty pounds apart There le a variation In other measures and until onq standard to arranged tor we shall alwaya hava trouble. Philadelphia Inquirer. , Doctor aint no nee to hoes thieve when once we git our hands on em. "Horse thieves! What are you why you are mad!" "Talkin bout you. That happens to he our horse you are riding, and as you didnt buy him U stands to reason you stole him. "But 1 did nothing of the kind. Itr a lie." And then Martin told how ho cam to have tha horse la lus possession, hat the cowboys only shook their heeds end smiled Incredulously. "You can tell that to the boas when we get to the ranch." one of them said. Mehby hell beUeve it. Mebby so." Joe perforce accompanied the cowboys to the ranch. There they were met by the owner, n young man. ot good appearance., and to him Joe told, hto story, hoping It would bo believed. However, when he had finished, th other slowly shook hto heed and re, plied: "You tell n very plausible story, hut. I am t little 'afraid to believe It, L am fearful 1 cant do anything for you, .but I will think It ovsr. In tha meantime we will hold you. Go lntm g, -- , , 5 why dd you Sak 5 that?" JLt a. owr ranch, took his sister to Martin, and. Cant I see you to your home?", , of course, she recognised him nt a "I thank you, hut I prefer to go gianc. Then1 Mead understood the alone whole situation, Ths horse thief, findThen 111 bid you good day' ing himself too hard pressed by the . i ' Good day." cowboys, put Martin la possession of As Joe continued on hto way he rethe horse to throw the suspicion on called her features, and the more he him. thought of her the rtore eagerly he Martin not only established hto Inwished that he might know her. Ehe, nocence and regained hto liberty, but too, thought of him and wished she might know him. "But it can never be," he said to himself, "for tomorrow I leave for my East" home, back "Perhaps I shall meet him again, he said Jo herself, "for oe ean never teM what may happen. the vu right One can never tell what may happen. Joe discovered the truth of those worda sooner than And be might have beea expected. discovered it in a way not to be readily forgotten. , , , He had gone but n short distance when helmet n man on horseback. The man had been riding hard, for his horse was wet with sweat and was well blown. "Are yon going to town, stranger?" he called eagerly, bringing his horse to a stop. "I am," Joe replied. "Why?" "I' thought you might be willing to do me a favor," the other answered quickly. -- ltr "Certainly. What to "My brother haa Just been severely hurt and must have the attention of n doctor at once. There Is no one with him and I hate to leave him alone, eo I thought If you would Just take my horse and ride to town you could tend the doctor out It all seemed reasonable enough to Joe, so he consented to the arrange" ment. "Just leave the horse at n stable there," the men added, "and tell the' doctor that Its at Hi Blenkins hee wanted." "All right," Jo replied, twinging himself into the saddle, as soon aa the other had vacated It- - 7 "And remember that thsrss no time to waste," the man said, "for tt to a matter of life and death." J Appeared on the Bank. It wu a matter of life and death, Jest of prospects', and was having i but in n different way to that .which fa74 trutrie to keep back her tears, He understood someJoe Martin appeared on the bank Joe suspected. when ten minof howsvsr, this, thing above her. rode full tilt Into n gang be later utes xked up at him with mingled and found himself stopped feelings of joy, shame and anger. It of cowboys nt hto wm Joyful to know that a rescuer was with a dosen pistols pointed bead. atfaand, but ehe was too womanly to Wblls he eat staring amusedly at th forget for an Instant the sad spectacle con she presented In her drenched condi- cowboys, wondering what their renumber their of one meant, duct tion, and the faint trace of n smile fa marked dryly: w on hto . lips angered her. Powful 'commodatin of you to down toward her he com'stead manded her to give him her hands, come right to ue. young feller, over the all you chase ns and she hesitatingly obeyed, and the o harin next moment he drew her up to hie prairie. Saves us n heap o' trouble. wa level. Dont pear lack It ehowe much good faPe yon are not hart," be said. Judgment on yo part, though. mno "What do you mean?" Martin At her ulkln Jon "What to "Not In the anxiously. gasp. she replied, aged least, r shrinking before his gate. I am very about?" Tou Jest go well now, and need not trouble you nob, nothin partlclar. t. A NEST. TWO-STORIE- D than tha little yellow birds, and his appetita la eo much more rigorous that gets all tha food the parent birds i;ring and leaves the little yellow birds to dis. A pretty state of affairs, I should sayt But I must tall yon n good Joks on the cowblrd that this asms yellow bird plays sometimes. Often when the yellow birds come borne and find their new nest oocupled with n cowblrda egg they go to work and build the walls n little higher and then lay n false bottom, as It wars, over the Intruder. Then they lay their own eggs up in the second story of their house and batch them, too. But the oow-blregg, getting no bent from their tiny bodies, dose not hatch at all, and one cowblrd more has failed to come forth to trouble these . little feathered -- - de martyrs. , FeS Teles ef tans A striking paper on the "Dietetic Value of Sugar appears in Inst weeks Issue of the British Medical Journal, by Dr. Willoughby Gardner. Roughly apeaklag, the worlds consumption of sugar la the last fifteen years has doubled, while In Orest Britain It has trebled per heed la forty years. Another interesting point la that tha Eng In Mexico, ns In many countries, the mothers of the working classes have very little time In which to care for and coddle their children. So the older elitere are alwayg expected to play the part of "little mothers," and many of them take complete charge of the wesOnae of the family. As the train passes' every email village you will see these little gtrto with their chargee, chattering and playing among themselves and watching expectantly for money. They are inown as Centovlta 4 Nenoe meaning that they are always willing to catch a penny thrown from the ear window for them. They are anally dressed In some picturesque way, and most of the time their picturesque garments are very ragged and old.- - In spite of the burden of having to care for small brothers and sisters, and In spite of their tattered clothes, the little Ctntovtta Nenoe are happy aa larks, contented with their lot, and ready for any sport or garnet that may come up. fa! i "What Do Yea Mean?" became a guest at the ranch, nndt finally bought an interest la the business and stopped permanently. He never forgot his experience of that day, and he never regretted it. either, for otherwise he would likely never hsvs won Busan for hto wife. fas . Wm gee , with TerssS ' Ths n on , freight Burlington engineer train from Juniatta to Hastings, Neb., bad an exciting race with a small tor- nado ths other day and won..- - Tha wind picked up n large burn end car- ried It straight toward tbe train for Th n distance of n hundred yards. engineer taw bis peril, put on full team and an exciting race followed, but th wind changed its course before. reaohing ths track, Wen Inherits SIOSNa Mr. Ethel Castello, a nun in tha family of J. H. Bostwick of Kalama- -' too, Mich., has received a letter bearing the news that by ths death of her tots husbands ancle ehe will receive a legacy of 8300.000. The unde waa n wealthy Martinss del Pino Castello, Ha , diamond merchant ot Honduras. had also given 8300,000 to charlubla Institutions. , -- 1 a Bet White Aftlt An odd hat just turned out by aa artistic milliner was a huge white ir, with a very slight Indication of n crown, bordered with n wreath of bine ribbon loops, and having hydrangeas, a pet flower of fashion, under ths brim. af-fa- p -- |